Employment

FMLA stands for Family and Medical Leave Act. It was enacted by the federal government in 1993 and is designed to help protect someone’s job if they need to take an extended leave from work due to medical reasons. If you’re covered by FMLA, these protections are offered if you personally need time off due […]

Understanding your rights in the workplace is essential when facing potential discrimination. Employers are prohibited from making decisions based on protected characteristics, including race, gender, age, religion, disability, or national origin. Knowing how the law defines fair treatment empowers employees to recognize unlawful behavior, pursue appropriate remedies, and protect long-term career prospects. Awareness of legal […]

Jobs come and go throughout our careers, sometimes by choice and sometime not. When you’re discharged, it can be for various reasons, such as company layoffs, poor performance or complaints from other staff. But being fired for no reason at all is considered wrongful termination. And in the United States, workers are protected from wrongful […]

Find out how the unemployment claim process works in each state, including how to apply, how applications are processed and what varies state to state. Unemployment insurance is American workers have. In July 2020, an estimated 16 million workers received bi-weekly payments from their state’s unemployment claim system. Workers nationwide collect an average of $378 […]

The U.S. Department of Labor operates a nationwide system of unemployment insurance. The exact way that this insurance is provided varies from state to state, but the federal government maintains certain standards that govern the process nationwide. While the details of how to claim unemployment benefits depends on how your state administers its UI program, […]

If you have your finances lined up and find going to work every day more of a chore than a joy, it might be time to start putting your retirement plans into effect. When you’re ready to retire and start traveling, relaxing or taking up that hobby you’ve been interested in for years, it also […]